The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-07-16
CHARLTON.
New Orleans Picayunc I

Louisiana for the pas, few weeks, with |
terrible fatality in some localities, is
really Charlton.
1t is in the great majority OF cases
undoubtedly Charlton.
This ihsidious disease is threefOla in
its charact 'r, due doubtless largely toll
malarial, endemic causes, aud partly to
the condition of the animal when ut
tackled.
FiIst-The external and most com
monty known, which develops a swell
ling under the skin and which yields
more or less readily to the many bis
tering linimenls now in use.
The germ of the disease seems TO be
killed in its local devt lopmen,s before
it is taken into and posous The cttire
circulation.
Second-The internal Charlton, which
devciopes in swcllings on the main in
testInes, iii the covering .arOund the
healt, lungs, kidneys-high intlamma-
tory fever ensues-the germ of the fatal
disease is taken rapidly into the circu.
iation, the blood steadily disintcgrates,
large quantities Of chaybon virus drip
from the sweiiings, filling the cavities
around the intestines. Efforts of all
kinds TO relieve the terrible oppression,
and the apparently intense suffering
from tho inflammation, are futile
death comes TO the release in most cases
suddenly and frequently while the
mule is on his feet.
Thirds the naniacal Charlton. The
disease in this form seems to develop
in the tissues around tho brain and
along the veteb,r column, just at the
base Of the brain. These cases are for
tunateIy not frequent, for the mule or
| horse becomes wild in his agony and
generally kills himself, as no ordinary
! fastening can control him.
1t is no longer a question among
| stock owners in portions Of France and
Spain which are subject TO the ravages
of charbOn, that this terrible disease
can be guarded against just as small~
pox is by vaccination with the Pasteur
vaccination charbonneux.
Why should not the annual heavy
losses in Louisiana and adjoining states
be prevented by the same remedy? 1t
is at least worth trial. The cost is
insignificant. The risk of loss by vac
cinSiion is nominal.
| The undersigned, after seven or eight
years of heavy losses, having lost $l2,-
600 to $4,000 worth Of stock of his fla
TIERS during that time, despite resort
to every known remedy and applica-
ton to the most celebrated veterinary
surgeons, vaccinated fifty mules with
the vacclh charbonneuX in tho spring
of 1881. At the time of vaccination
had already lost eight mules with in
ternal Charlton, and had two cases of
external under treatment
| I lnat M moro rlulpG thuf 10
necessary to repeat the vaccination an
nually. This l have done and to my
knowledge l have lost no mules of
Charlton since 1881, although we occa-
sionally have mild case of external
Charlton.
This year tho disease has been quite
fatal in tho ncighborhood-Lake Con-
cordia, C0ncnrdia parish-one neighb0r
losing nineteen mules. ! have escaped.
The virus, which is in liquid, can he
obtained by application to Monsieur f.
Boutroux, IS rue Nanquelin, Paris, who
is Pasteur's agent.
The vaccination is made with a grad
uated hypodermic syringe which costs
Sc, and if property cared for will last
twenty-five years. Virus sufficient to
vaccinatc fifty mules costs So, say 20
'ch loI Nhc lisSi SeitI anu III
cents for each succeeding ycsr. The
cost is nothing
No injury is done the mule, for he is
only a littlu fovcrish for about Il week
when, if found necessary, the work
. can be lightcncd for few days.
1t has been subject of surprise that
the Sugar Planters Association, tn.
only organized body of planters in the
: valley, have not given this matter
thorough investigations, the protection
of one of the most expensive outlay in
the sugar culture.
We are passing through an era in
agriculture of low prices and small
profits, and oliener larger losses, whcr,
; the snrcst way of making money is tt
save it.
For example, say your vaccination
experiment at a cost of $ll for fifty
mules, or SIG for 100 mules, saves one
! mule from death by Charlton, you have
, saved 5000 by an outlay of $il or SIG
Suppose you save ten mules $1,000 a
same outlay.
This profit is simply Tremendous
and yet thousands OF valuable mules
2 are dying with the disease, and We
, spend large sums for all kinds of mcdi
zines and services of veterinary sur
geons when too late.
Prevent the disease. You canno
cure internal charbon-not one case il
nincty-nine. Let every planter VIII,